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Owls hurting in early season

Ryan Dumbach sat in the doctor’s office at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Oct. 15, calmly awaiting news he already predicted.

The sophomore defenseman suspected his hand was broken from a slashing incident Oct. 2 against the University of Pittsburgh, but he went to get X-rays to be certain. The doctor confirmed Dumbach’s fears and gave Dumbach a four to six week time recovery time.

“That was definitely hard to hear for myself, just because you want to be out there to help the team,” Dumbach said. “Hopefully, I can get out there as soon as possible.